Benicia Council to weigh response The Solano County Grand Jury has recommended county and municipal fire agencies consider greater consolidation, particularly in purchases and dispatching. Benicia City Council will consider Tuesday how to respond to the grand jury’s report. City Manager Brad Kilger has composed a letter that agrees with some of the report’s recommendations, […]
Council to hear report on city pavement conditions
Benicia has more than 95 centerline miles of streets and roads with a value of $111.5 million, but they’re in declining condition, Benicia City Council will hear in a staff report Tuesday.
Council may hire software manager
Citywide upgrade, ongoing for many years, may require new temp staffer Benicia City Council may vote Tuesday to hire Steven Carmichael to oversee the comprehensive upgrade to the municipal enterprise resource planning (ERP) finance software system. It would be the latest step in a long effort that started as a way to improve and streamline […]
Changes to home’s Mills Act contract approved
Frustrated HPRC continues design review for 2nd home Benicia Historic Preservation Review Commission agreed Thursday to drop two required tasks on a Mills Act contract on 1025 West Second St., a home owned by Carla and Paula Chiotti. But HPRC members were frustrated at the same meeting with the design of a house Scott Torres […]
Council to mull Mills work plan
4-step analysis of program could cost Benicia $13,000 In hopes of determining how many Mills Act contracts are suitable for a city this size, Benicia City Council will hear city employees’ recommendations Tuesday for an evaluation work plan on the topic. In a report to the Council, Community Development Director Christina Ratcliffe wrote that the […]
Congressman to lead local peloton
Mike Thompson will participate in ‘Bridge to Bridge’ event Bicyclists can join U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Napa, on a “Bridge to Bridge” bicycle ride Saturday morning. Those interested will meet early Sautrday at the parking lot at First and B streets, where they will be joined for the ride by Thompson, Benicia’s representative in Congress, […]
Despite market’s ‘wild ride,’ city investments in good order, panel told
Despite economic upheavals in China, the American economy is growing enough to keep Benicia’s investments portfolio in good order, Carlos Oblites, director of PFM Asset Management, San Francisco, told the Finance Committee on Thursday morning. Oblites and senior analyst Charlie Cook had been scheduled to give a review of the 2015 second quarter review of […]
Worries aired over long-term city water outlook
No matter approach, enterprise funds losing reserves, 2 panels told Benicia Finance Director Karin Schnaider said Tuesday that Benicia City Council could take an aggressive but expensive approach to ending the backlog of postponed water and wastewater infrastructure repairs and preventive maintenance. She said the Council also could choose to delay those measures, which could […]
Officials break ground at bus hub
Industrial Park public transport stop takes big step toward reality City, county and transit officials turned gold-tipped shovels Wednesday morning to break ground for a bus hub. They were joined by a member of the family that formerly owned the property — a family that almost refused to sell it to the city. The bus […]
HPRC to hear Mills, home design requests
Two sisters who are hoping to modify a Mills Act contract for their West Second Street property will present their request Thursday to the Benicia Historic Preservation Review Commission. The City Council approved the contract for the house at 1025 West Second St. by Carla and Paula Chiotti in 2007. Mills Act contracts allow owners […]